George M. Scott Interviews
Collection
Identifier: SC 1453
Scope and Contents
Typed summary combining two interviews with Leonard Sackett concerning his years while working for Robert Reed of the Amenia and Sharon Land Company. Describes his duties, the Amenia Hotel and its boarders, buildings on Amenia and Sharon Land Co. properties, bathing and laundry facilities, wages, Amenia and Sharon grain elevators, with mention of Edmund Gowland, his son Russell, and Carrie (Mrs. H.F.) Chaffee.
Dates
- 1955, 1966
Creator
- Scott, George M., 1894- (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
Biography
Born at Alexandria, Minn., son of William H. Scott. First employed by Robert Reed in winter of 19131914. Later, moved to Langdon, N.D. in 1921.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (10 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed summary combining two interviews with Leonard Sackett concerning his years while working for Robert Reed of the Amenia and Sharon Land Company. Describes his duties, the Amenia Hotel and its boarders, buildings on Amenia and Sharon Land Co. properties, bathing and laundry facilities, wages, Amenia and Sharon grain elevators, with mention of Edmund Gowland, his son Russell, and Carrie (Mrs. H.F.) Chaffee.
Provenance
Donated by unknown on July 19, 1966 (Acc. 1453).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Agricultural laborers -- North Dakota.
- Amenia (N.D.)
- Amenia and Sharon Land Company.
- Baths -- North Dakota.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Chaffee, Carrie T. (Carrie Toogood), 1864-1931.
- Farm buildings -- North Dakota -- Amenia.
- Gowland, Edmund.
- Gowland, Russell, 1892-
- Grain elevators -- North Dakota -- Amenia.
- Interviews.
- Laundry -- North Dakota.
- Reed, Robert B., 1874-1960.
- Scott, George M., 1894- -- : Interviews.
Creator
- Scott, George M., 1894- (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the George M. Scott Interviews
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu